Research Year:   2003
Culture:   Maya
Chronology:   Middle Pre-Classic (ca. 600 B.C.) to Early Postclassic (ca. A.D. 1100)
Location:   Department of Petén, Guatemala (see Figure 1, Figure 2)
Site:   Trinidad de Nosotros

Table of Contents

Abstract
Introduction
Trinidad de Nosotros:  Location, History, and Previous Research
Overview of Investigations at Trinidad: Research Goals
Investigations at Trinidad de Nosotros in 2003
Mapping in 2003
Test Excavations in 2003
Household Excavations in 2003
Excavations in the Port Area in 2003
Discussion
Trinidad’s Occupational Chronology
The Late Classic Occupation of Trinidad de Nosotros
Understanding Trinidad’s Port Function
Future Research at Trinidad de Nosotros
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Sources Cited

Abstract

Archaeological investigations at Trinidad de Nosotros, an ancient Maya site on the north shore of Guatemala’s Lake Petén Itzá, were initiated in 2003 to study the development and function of an inland Maya port. Preliminary investigations in 2003 included mapping and a series of test excavations. These investigations were designed to delineate the site’s chronology and to examine Trinidad’s port function. Although research at Trinidad is ongoing, preliminary results suggest that the site has a long history, with major occupations from the Middle Preclassic to the Early Postclassic period. These investigations have also provided a number of early indicators regarding the nature of the site’s function as a port.

Submitted 05/13/2004 by:
Matthew D. Moriarty
Tulane University
Department of Anthropology
mmoriar@tulane.edu

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